Foot-prqpelled vehicle



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, FOOT-'PRQPELLED VE HlCL EL SPEOIFIQATION forming part ofvLettersPatent No. -oo5,o2s, dated May 31, 1898. Application filed August 14.1897. Serial No. 648,290. on model.)

To all whom it may concern: 3

Be it known that I, GEORGE STRECKER, of Chicago, in'the county ofCook-and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and usefulImprovements in Foot-Propelled Vehicles; and I do hereliy declare thefollowing to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in theart' to which it appertains to.make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in foot-propelled vehicles, andhas'special reference to that class whichis actuated by the rocking ofthe body. i

A further object of the invention is to so construct and arrange theparts as-to' give a life-like motion to the animals constituting therocking body.

The'invention consists of the novel features of construction hereinafterdescribed in-the specification, particularly pointed out in the'claims,and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isaperspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 3is a sectional side elevation, and Fig. 4 shows a modification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

1' indicates the body, which is formed like the ordinary shoo-fly, thesides of which may be formed intothe shape of any particular I animaldesired.

2 indicates the crank-pins, having the central crank portions 3, whichextend oppositely, as illustrated.

4 are-the wheels, ,which are secured to the crank-pins, while the bodyis loosely mounted upon said pins, the latter passing loosely throughthe legs .of the animal.

5 isa reach or balance rod-which is loosely mounted at one end upon thecrankportion of the rear pin, and on its opposite end is formed with aslot 6,- in which the crank portion of the front pin freely moves. Thisrod or reach serves to retain the cranks in. the same relation to eachother as the crank-pins are revolved.

The wheels are weighted so that,they are' balanced, and a child seatedin the body by rocking back and forth causes the front and rear .ends ofthe body to'rise and. fall alternately and at the same time propel thevehicle, and the animals move in a very life-like manner. The childseated in .the body may propel the same by pressingwit his feet upon abalance-rod, as will be understood.

' In Fig. 4-Lhave shown a structure by which the front wheels arepermitted to turn. In'

thisconstruction a plate 113, resembling 'one of the plates of thefifth-wheel-of a wagon, is

journaled upon the front pin,.while above the said plate is acorresponding plate 14,

upon which the figure rests. If so desired, a'

rod '15 can be rigidly secured to the plate 13 and passed through theupper plate, said rod being provided with a cross-bar 16, by means 1 ofwhich the front pin can be tamed by the rider.

I do not limit myself to the particular form of rocking body, asthe samemay be .in the representation of many different kinds of animals; nor doI limit myself to the use of the device for propelling the shoo-fly, asit may be manufactured as a toy to be moved across the floor by a child.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, isv 1. In a device of the character described, thecombination with a series of wheels and crank-pins on the inner sidesthereof, of a body loosely mounted upon said pins, and a connectionbetween thecrank portions of the pinshaving a sliding engageme t withone of said crank portions, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a'seriesof wheels, of crank-pins having their crank portions disposedoppositely, a body loosely mounted upon said pins, and a reach-rodconnecting the crank portions of the pins, and having'a limited slidingmovement thereon, substantially asset forth.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a seriesof wheels, of

emnk-pinsconnecting said wheels in pairs, .1 specification in thepresence of two subscribhody loosely mounted thereon, and a red ingwitnesses.

loosely connected at one end to the crank w v H portion of one of saidpins and slotted at its GEORGE g1 RECRER' opposite end to receive thecrank portion of \Vitnesses:

the opposite pin, substantially as set forth. F. 0. AUGUST MEYER,

In testimony whereof I have signed this A. E. GEISLEER.

